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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. In order to produce one pound of beef, cattle eat approximately sixteen pounds of grain; and in order to produce six pounds of pork or ham, hogs eat approximately six pounds of grain. The proponent of the argument wants to stop replacing them when they die.

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Birding Nabang, Yunnan (1)

10,000 Birds

In Bangladesh, apparently , they conduct studies like this one titled “The vertebrate fauna of the Teachers’ Quarters-2 of Saidpur Cantonment Public School and College, Nilphamari, Bangladesh” And yes, they have Greater Coucals in the teachers’ quarters. When teachers are not teaching, what do they do?